I need to internally rewrite the base URL so that instead of / being mapped to /index.php (default behaviour) it goes to another script named contents.php. I have a simple .htaccess in the doc root:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/?$ /contents.php?id_cat=0 [L]
That was working fine with Apache 2.2 and no longer works with Apache 2.4.6. Now it is simply ignored and the /index.php script ends up being called by default.
However, if I add the Relocate flag:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/?$ /contents.php?id_cat=0 [R,L]
... it does work, but it exposes the rewritten URL, which I don't want.
I tried using the PT (passthrough) flag [PT,L]
and [END]
but no luck.
What am I missing?
EDIT: I enabled trace logging for rewrite and this is what I got for a single request:
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021036 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b67b0a0/initial] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/bacityapartments/
->
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021075 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b67b0a0/initial] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] applying pattern '^/?$' to uri ''
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021087 2013] [rewrite:trace2] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b67b0a0/initial] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] rewrite '' -> '/contents.php?id_cat=0'
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021096 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b67b0a0/initial] split uri=/contents.php?id_cat=0 -> uri=/contents.php, args=id_cat=0
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021111 2013] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b67b0a0/initial] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] internal redirect with /contents.php [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021197 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/bacityapartments/in
dex.html -> index.html
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021208 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] applying pattern '^/?$' to uri 'index.html'
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021218 2013] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] pass through /var/www/bacityapartments/index.html
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021268 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/bacityapartments/in
dex.cgi -> index.cgi
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021290 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] applying pattern '^/?$' to uri 'index.cgi'
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021299 2013] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] pass through /var/www/bacityapartments/index.cgi
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021345 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/bacityapartments/in
dex.pl -> index.pl
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021355 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] applying pattern '^/?$' to uri 'index.pl'
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021364 2013] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6790a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] pass through /var/www/bacityapartments/index.pl
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021389 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] strip per-dir prefix: /var/www/bacityapartments/in
dex.php -> index.php
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021398 2013] [rewrite:trace3] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] applying pattern '^/?$' to uri 'index.php'
[Sat Nov 16 17:43:22.021407 2013] [rewrite:trace1] [pid 5895] mod_rewrite.c(468): [client 127.0.0.1:55297] 127.0.0.1 - - [bacityapartments.localhost/sid#7f7e3b748400][rid#7f7e3b6740a0/subreq] [perdir /var/www/bacityapartments/] pass through /var/www/bacityapartments/index.php
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So the rewriting is being performed, but then it goes on just as if it didn't.
EDIT 2: If I move this rules to the virtualhost configuration file, it does work as expected. More information can be found here.
Also, this problem only happens for the directory itself. For instance, if I rewrite /hello
to /contents.php?msg=hello
, it works fine from .htaccess too.
Open any web browser browser and type following the URL, 'localhost/check. php'. It will display the PHP version details and Apache Configuration. In Apache Configuration, search for the Loaded Modules section, and there you will find all the modules that are enabled.
For instance, to rewrite according to the REMOTE_USER variable from within the per-server context ( httpd. conf file) you must use %{LA-U:REMOTE_USER} - this variable is set by the authorization phases, which come after the URL translation phase (during which mod_rewrite operates).
RewriteRule specifies the directive. pattern is a regular expression that matches the desired string from the URL, which is what the viewer types in the browser. substitution is the path to the actual URL, i.e. the path of the file Apache servers. flags are optional parameters that can modify how the rule works.
This is a known bug in Apache 2.4. I used the workaround provided here and it's working now.
I had problems with SEO links (Prestashop site to be exact). Option was to add
AllowOverride All
in virtual host's directory:
<Directory /srv/path_to_public/public_html/>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
From apache docs:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#allowoverride AllowOverride None (2.3.9 and later), AllowOverride All (2.3.8 and earlier)
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